There are two threads, X and Y,
And on the X-thread, an error arrives\u2014
Mutating the \u2018DMD\u2019 gene,
Causing a condition progressive and mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
07 September is the day A young boy hasn\u2019t walked up to 18 months? EMG and gene test Screen their mums early, not late! Monitor the kids up-and-close, Timely steroids, And how can we not mention Wingardium Leviosa, Why let their bodies be wheelchaired? Spread the word\u2014 There are two threads, X and Y,And on the X-thread, an error arrives\u2014Mutating the \u2018DMD\u2019 gene,Causing a condition progressive and mean. 07 September is the dayTo spread awareness about the same\u2014A condition we knowAs Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, by name. A young boy hasn\u2019t walked up to 18 months?Your radar needs to beep!Super-raised blood CPKMay be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geneticsinindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
To spread awareness about the same\u2014
A condition we know
As Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy<\/strong>, by name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your radar needs to beep!
Super-raised blood CPK
May be the first clue\u2014
We need to delve deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May follow the line,
To cross the first hurdle
And detect this condition in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be wary\u2014
A single mutant copy
Can dilate their hearts,
And cause a second child with DMD.
A matter of unease!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allow good physiotherapy\u2014
Delay the muscles
From getting contracted and sore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breathing exercises,
Flu shots, and more\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exon skipping, ataluren, CRISPR-Cas9,
And gene therapies\u2026
Oh! The magical world
Of genomic possibilities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abra-ca-dabra\u2014
\u2018HOPE\u2019, we cling on to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let their dreams fly far!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The condition isn\u2019t all-that-rare.
We all need to stand up for these kids
And show that we indeed\u2026
CARE.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"